Thomas J. Conlin,
president of the Conlin & Kearns Company, dealers in ice and fuel, was born
in Washington township, Dubuque county, Iowa, a son of James and Sarah Conlin.
James Conlin was a native of Ireland and came to America in 1840, locating for a
short time in Kentucky and then coming to Dubuque county. He was a farmer by
occupation, and an honorable man as was attested by his refusal to accept a
pension for service during the Mexican war on the grounds that he had not
actually participated in any battles and therefore was not entitled to a
pension. On September 6, 1899, he died, aged seventy-seven years, and was
followed by his wife on September 16, 1910, aged eighty-six years. They are
buried in the cemetery at Cascade. Thomas J. Conlin was primarily educated in
the district schools and during this time also assisted his father with the work
of the home farm. He completed his schooling with a course in Bayless Business
College, which he left in his twentieth year, and succeeding this was for eight
years employed by the American Express Company. He then bought a livery stable,
which he conducted for nine years, and in 1900 was elected sheriff of Dubuque
county, serving as such two years. Following this he associated himself with Mr.
Kearns in their present ice and fuel business and in 1907, owing to the growth
of their business, was forced to incorporate. Aside from these interests Mr.
Conlin is a director of the Dubuque Altar Manufacturing Company, is a Democrat
in politics and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Knights
of Columbus, Independent Order of Foresters, Modern Woodmen of America and St.
Patrick's Roman Catholic church. On October 24, 1895, in Dubuque, he married
Miss Mary Theis, who died July 16, 1898. Mr. Conlin resides at 14 Grove terrace,
Dubuque.

John C. Kehoe, one
of the foremost farmers and stock-raisers of Dubuque county, was born in
Brooklyn, New York, January 14, 1855, the son of Patrick and Ellen (Kelly)
Kehoe, natives of Ireland. They came to America in the fifties, first settling
at Brooklyn, and were there married. In 1853 they first came West to Dubuque
county, and here the father for about two years was foreman in a saw mill, later
moving onto and operating a farm in Dodge township owned by his former employer.
Shortly afterwards he purchased eighty acres of partly improved land in Dodge
township, and this was his home for a period of forty-five years. During this
time he prospered and increased his holdings until he had 300 acres in this
county and 320 in Floyd county. He was a general farmer and stock-raiser and
also dealt extensively in dairy products, having some forty fine milch cows. He
was a Democrat in politics and took a keen and active interest in local affairs
of importance, and during his long residence here served as justice of the
peace, assessor, trustee, and as a member of the school board. He died on the
old homestead September 26, 1901, over seventy-seven years of age, and was
followed by his wife two years later, aged seventy-five years. They were among
the early settlers in this part of the country and with their passing Dubuque
county has lost two true and loyal citizens. Ten children were born to them, of
whom John C., our subject, was the eldest. He received his education in the
public schools and remained with his parents on the home place until twenty-six
years old. For a time he then farmed on rented land, after which he learned the
blacksmith trade at Farley and continued the business for about twenty years. He
then moved onto the place where he now resides, having purchased it some time
previously, made various improvements in the way of barns, shed, outhouses, etc.
and in 1908 erected a fine, modern, ten-room house, which is furnace heated and
thoroughly up-to-date. Since taking possession of this property he has cleared
the land of nearly all standing timber, has fenced in and divided same by strong
barbed wire, and is thus enabled to carry on stock-raising on a large and
profitable scale. He specializes in the raising of Aberdeen Angus cattle and
Poland China and Duroc Jersey hogs, for which Dubuque county is noted. Mr. Kehoe
is also interested in various business and residence properties in Farley, and
shortly after building his own home erected also one for his son, modern and
up-to-date in every respect. As a Democrat in politics he has taken an active
interest in local civic affairs, being for four and on-half years mayor of
Farley, a member of the city council thirteen years, chief of the fire
department about six years, a member of the school board three years and also of
the county central committee seven years, and is at present serving as
constable. Socially he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America and the
Catholic Order of Foresters, being for the last seven years chief ranger of the
latter organization, and Knight of Columbus. In religious views he is an
adherent of the Roman Catholic faith and is a member and trustee of St. Joseph's
parish at Farley. On October 25, 1881, Mr. Kehoe was united in marriage with
Miss Mary Locher, daughter of John J. and Mary (Nigg) Locher, who were born and
raised in Switzerland. They came to America in 1861, locating at Dubuque, and
there for six years engaged in the furniture business. They then moved onto a
farm of eighty acres near Monticello. There the father died in 1885, at the age
of sixty-five, and the mother in 1890, also aged sixty-five. Although always
active in public affairs, the father never aspired to hold office. To them were
born five children, of whom Mrs. Kehoe was the third, her birth occurring April
9, 1855. To Mr and Mrs. Kehoe the following named three children have been born:
Frances, wife of John Clement, formerly of Farley and now of Savannah, Illinois;
John Patrick, married Miss Gertrude Morgan, of this county, now residing in
Farley, the parents of one child, and Joseph W., married Miss Rose Schwendinger,
residing in this county. The Kehoe family are among the first in the locality
where they reside and are highly respected by all who know them.

REDMOND

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George Redmond,
farmer sec 30; P.O. LaMotte; born in Ireland in 1837; came to America in 1855
and landed at New Orleans; then came to Jackson Co and owns 246 acres of land;
his wife Emily Gurdett was born in France in 1842; came to America in 1853;
married in Jan. 1860; they have 7 children- Mary, Frances, Sarah, Rosa, Ann,
Esther, Antoinette, Patrick, Henry and George Thomas.

MORAN

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Michael
Moran-farmer Sec. 28; P.O. LaMotte; born in Ireland in 1815; came to America in
1837; settled in Ohio and remained 2 years then went to Scott Co, Kentucky and
remained 16 years; in 1852 came to Jackson Co, Iowa and owns 130 Acres of land;
his wife, Miss Katherine Fitzpatrick, was born in Ireland in 1815 and came to
America in 1833. Married in 1840; they have 4 children living-Ann, William,
John, Mary; has been Trustee of Township.

McELROY

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James
McElroy-farmer Sec 2; P.O. St. Donatus, born May 1837 in Ireland; in 1849 came
with parents to Jackson Co; his father died here in 1868, aged 70 years. Married
Sabina Howard in 1863; she was born in 1844 in New York; have 8 children-3 sons
and 5 daughters.

John Edmund
O'Brien, controlling an important and representative business as a dealer in
real estate in Waukon, was born in Oneida county, New York, in 1860,and was one
of nine children born to Michael Smith O'Brien and Henrietta Alice Jenkins, who
emigrated from Ireland in the early '50s and were married in Oneida county. They
afterwards came to Iowa, settling in Ludlow township, Allamakee county, where
the father still resides upon his farm.
John Edmund O'Brien was ten years of age when his parents came to Iowa. He
worked on farms in this vicinity for several years and then engaged in carpenter
work in various parts of the state, being employed in the construction of the
buildings on the Illinois Central Railway between Onawa and Sioux Falls.
Afterwards he spent two years working at his trade in Birmingham, Alabama, and
Jackson, Mississippi, going from the latter city to Chicago, Illinois, where he
assisted in the erection of the exhibition buildings at the World's Columbian
Exposition and served for six months in the Columbian Guards. In the winter of
1893 he went to California and put up the Canadian exhibits at the Midwinter
Exposition in San Francisco. Returning to Iowa, he established himself in the
building business at Waukon and his ability becoming widely recognized, he soon
secured a large and representative patronage.
Mr. O'Brien served in Company I, the Waukon company, Iowa National Guards, under
Captain Gibbs, Nichols and Stewart. In 1898, a few days after the declaration of
war with Spain, he went to Pensacola, Florida, and with Paul D. May, enlisted in
the United States Navy for one year as carpenter's mate, first class. He served
on the United States ships Tacoma, Lancaster and Cassius, under commanders
Sutherland, Very-Perry, and Lieutenant Waters of Commodore Remy's fleet. At his
own request and through Senator Allison's influence he received his honorable
discharge at Norfolk, Virginia, at the close of the Spanish-American war.
Returning home he studied law first at the Iowa State University and then at
Drake University at Des Moines and was admitted to practice before the state and
federal courts in 1900. In the following year however he turned his attention to
the real-estate business and in this he has since continued, his patronage in
Waukon being today profitable and important. He is known as an expert judge of
land values and his opinion has come to be regarded as an authority on matters
of this character. He is resourceful, far-sighted, capable and energetic and his
sagacity is far-reaching and his integrity beyond question.
At Medord, Oklahoma, March 19, 1903, Mr. O'Brien was united in marriage to Miss
Decorah Grattan, a daughter of Henry G. Grattan, a pioneer in Allamakee county
and for many years one of the most prominent citizens in this part of Iowa. He
was born at New Haven, Oswego county, New York, June 28, 1826, and was of
English descent, a son of Amos and Abigail (Guyant) Grattan. The former, a
blacksmith by trade, was born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts in 1797 and
died in Ludlow township, Allamakee county, Iowa, June 2, 1889. In 1835 he took
up a claim and built the first log cabin where Kenosha, Wisconsin, now stands.
He was for fifty years a member of the Baptist church and voted with the first
organization of the old abolitionist party. He fought in the War of 1812. His
wife, who was in her maidenhood Abigail Guyant, was born September 8, 1794, in
Caterbury, Connecticut, and died in Ludlow township, Allamakee county in 1886.
She was for a time the only white woman in Kenosha, Wisconsin. One child was
born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Grattan-Henry Guyant.
Henry Guyant Grattan was for many years well known in agricultural and
journalistic circles of the middle west and as a leader in many public movements
of a progressive and constructive character. He founded and published the
Janesville (Wis.) Gazette, the Mt. Carroll (Ill.) Mirror and the Sterling (Ill.)
Gazette. He also did considerable literary work after coming to Iowa, but in
this state was chiefly interested in scientific agriculture, in the promotion of
which he was one of the greatest individual forces of his time. He was a member
of the board of trustees of Iowa Agricultural College and took a great interest
in the work of that institution, organizing several new departments, among which
may be mentioned that of domestic science. His own farm in Ludlow township was a
practical exemplification of his theories and was one of the best equipped and
most scientifically managed in the township.
Henry Grattan was married three times, first to Jane Trask who died in 1849,
then to Phoebe Jane Tisdel, who died in 1865, and to Rosanna Russell who
survives him. She was born in Shefford, Canada, and is of French and English
parentage, the daughter of Francis and Susannah (Griggs) Bryant. Previous to her
first marriage which united her with Franklin Russell who was killed in the
Civil war, Mrs. Grattan engaged in teaching. She was married to Henry Grattan on
the 9th of December, 1865. Henry Grattan's children are as follows: Marvin Trask,
born in Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1848; Jane, who was born in Freeport,
Illinois, in 1851; Orlando Tisdel, born in Mt. Carroll, Illinois, in 1855;
Bertha, born in Ludlow township, in 1868; John ,born in Ludlow township, in
1869; and Decorah, the wife of the subject of this review. The last named was
born at Waukon, Iowa, December 20, 1871, and acquired her education in the
public schools of the city, in the South Dakota Agricultural College and at
Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a teacher of Domestic
Science for several years at Toronto, Canada, in St. Thomas Alma College and at
Buffalo, New York. Mr and Mrs John E. O'Brien have two children: Henry Grattan,
born April 2, 1904;and John Gordon, born January 23, 1908.
Mr. O'Brien is today one of the well known business men of Waukon, for he
possesses as salient elements in his character, the energy, resourcefulness and
sound judgment necessary to business success. His associates respect his
integrity and honor and his straightforward dealings and his many sterling
traits of mind and character have gained for him the esteem and confidence of a
wide circle of friends.

George McGee,
resident of Farley, Iowa, was born January 14, 1841, in Iowa township, this
county, and is the fourth in order of birth of ten children born to Joseph and
Jane (McKinley) McGee, who were natives of Ireland. The family came to Dubuque
county, Iowa, in 1836 and settled on a farm in Iowa township. They were thus
among the very first settlers in Dubuque county, and their respective deaths
occurred in 1885 and 1884. George McGee attained his majority under the parental
roof. He made his start in life by breaking prairie land with ox teams, and
later operated a saw mill. In 1865 he came to Farley and embarked in mercantile
pursuits at which he continued for twenty years. He is now engaged in handling
lumber and coal. To his marriage with Miss Jane Armstrong, which occurred in
1869, four children have been born: Elsie M., now Mrs. Edward Ellis, of Farley;
Joseph H., married Mabel Owen and resides in Pueblo, Colorado; Bertha M., the
wife of Clark Goodale, of Epworth, and Raymond, who married Irene James and
resides in Farley. Mr. McGee is a member of Julien Lodge, No. 551, Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons, of Farley, is a Democrat in politics, has served as town
councilman and treasurer and he and family are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church.

GILLESPIE

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Anthony Gillespie,
farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Duke; born in Ireland in 1812; came to America in 1837 and
remained about 4 years in Pennsylvania; came to Jackson Co. in 1859 and entered
land and now owns 200 acres. His wife, Ann Perryman, was born in Ireland in
1834; came to America in 1844; married in 1856; they have four children living-
Myra, John, Sylvia and Etta; one deceased-Ann.

REGAN

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Jeremiah Regan,
farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Duke; born in 1808 in Ireland; in 1834 came to New York,
in 1838 to Chicago; in 1842 to Dubuque; in 1845 came to Prairie Springs
township; he owns 405 acres of land; he is one of earliest settlers of this
township. Married Ellen Brown in 1834; she was born in 1814 in Ireland; have 8
children- Michael, Patrick, John, Simon, Jeremiah Jr, Ellen, Hannah, Mary Rose.
He has been two terms a member of Board of Supervisors.

CONLAN

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Edward Conlan, farmer, Sec 8; P.O.
LaMotte, born in Ireland in about 1825, at about age of four years he went with
parents to Canada, in 1844 to Rochester, N.Y.; in 1856 to Iowa; the following
year he removed to Jackson county; he owns 217 acres of land. Married Catherine
Farrell in 1850; she was born in Ireland; at age of 18 she came with parents to
Rochester, N.Y.; they have 3 children- Edward, Francis, Catherine.

Charles W Connell was born in
Dubuque county, Iowa, July 26, 1861 and is second in a family of 7 children born
to the marriage of Michael Connell and Catharine Seery, both of whom were
natives of Ireland. Michael Connell came to the United states in 1850. He
married in Dubuque county, followed agricultural pursuits, was a Democrat in
politics, a Roman Catholic in religion, and died in May, 1907, at the age of
seventy-six years, preceded by his wife in January, 1890, when sixty-one years
of age. Charles W. Connell is one of the best known stock raisers and farmers in
Dubuque county. He was reared to a farm life, received a practical education in
youth and at the age of twenty-four years was employed by the government
carrying the mail between Farley and Cascade. After two years he opened a buffet
in Farley which, in addition to his other enterprises, he has since operated. In
1902 he became the owner of 358 acres of land in Dubuque county which he has
brought to a high state of improvement. He devotes a great deal of his time to
stock-raising, Percheron horses, Short Horn cattle, Poland China and Duroc
Jersey hogs being his specialty. To his marriage with Miss Martha J. Keefe,
which occurred in 1891, six children have been born, named Walter J., Pauline
E., Harold J., Charles W. Jr., Francis M., and Florence M. Mrs. Connell was born
February 4, 1870, the fourth in a family of eleven children born to Daniel and
Ellen (Hogan) Keefe. Her parents were natives of Ireland, but came to America
and Dubuque county, Iowa, in 1850. For a number of years Mr. Keefe was employed
on the Illinois Central railway as section foreman, then was engaged in farming.
In 1904 he moved to Farley, where he died in August, 1907, aged seventy-five
years, and is survived by his wife. Mr. Connell is a Democrat in politics, has
been treasurer of the Catholic Order of Foresters for a number of years and he
and family are members of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church of Farley.

FEENY

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James Feeny, farmer, Sec. 7; P.O.
Zwingle; he was born in Ireland June 21, 1827; and came to America June 27,
1840, and was over the U.S. generally before settling in Jackson Co.; he bought
250 acres in Jackson Co.; his wife was born in Ireland in 1837, and came to
America in 1852; landed in New Orleans and settled in Galena. Married to Ann
Moore July 16, 1855, and they have seven children-Mary Ann, Pat, Tom, Mikey,
John, Bridget, James. Has been Road Supervisor and School Director.

MALONE

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William Malone, farmer, Section
23; P.O. Cottonville; born in 1816 in Ireland; in 1841 came to Troy, N.Y., there
hired out for farming; in 1854 he came to Jackson co. He now owns 380 acres of
land. Married Ellen Dunne in 1853; she was born in Ireland; they had seven
children, four now living.

McALLISTER

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Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

Daniel McAllister, deceased; born
in September 1827, in Ireland, came to Iowa in 1847 and resided in Jackson co.
till his death, March 29, 1872. His wife was born in Ireland in 1827 and came to
America at the age of 16 and was married in 1845 in New Jersey. They own 120
acres of land; have 3 children-John, Elizabeth, and Matthew, lost 4 children-
James, Susan Ann, David and Rhodie. James was killed March 20, 1873 by accident
while blasting a log at their residence. Susan Ann married Mr. Donahue, of
Dubuque, and died in April 1879; Rhodie died in infancy.

Edmund A. Linehan, prominently
identified with the retail drug interests of Dubuque, was born in this city,
October 26, 1873, the son of Dennis W. and Mary A. (Cox) Linehan. Dennis W.
Linehan was of Irish nativity, born in 1840, and when ten years of age was
brought to the United States by his parents, Edmund and Mary (Donovan) Linehan,
and the father for years engaged in the contracting business in Dubuque. To them
were born seven children as follows: Dennis W., November 4, 1840; J.J.; Rev. T.M.,
afterwards a bishop (deceased); M.C.; Bart E., and Michael, both deceased, and
Mrs. Mary Molo, of Dubuque. Dennis W. Linehan eventually succeeded to his
father's contracting business. In 1910, owing to ill health, he retired from
active participation in business affairs. Edmund A. Linehan, the immediate
subject of this memoir, attended the public schools, St. Joseph School, St.
Joseph's College and St. Mary's College, of St. Mary's, Kansas. For three years
he then was with Walton and Bieg, stationers, of Dubuque, then with Linehan
& Molo three years, and also as purchasing agent for the Union Electric
Company seven years. From 1906 to 1910 he served as city recorder of Dubuque,
and is at present engaged in the drug business at the corner of Iowa and Twelfth
streets, which establishment was formerly owned by J.J. Fettgatter. In 1904 Mr
Linehan was united in marriage with Miss Elma C. McLaughlin, daughter of J.T.
McLaughlin, of Chicago, and to them have been born: Mary Elma and Edmund John.
Mr. Linehan has always been an active Democrat in his political affiliations, is
a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters and
resides with his family at 349 Hill street.

James Leary, of
the Leary Commission Company, dealers in stocks, bonds, grain, cotton,
provisions, etc. with offices in the Bank and Insurance building, was born in
County Wickford, Ireland, August 13, 1868. He received his education in the
Canadian Sectarian schools, business college and in Bishop's Academy at
Montreal. He then studied telegraphy and for a number of years was employed by
the Canadian Pacific and other railroads as operator and train dispatcher. He
later relinquished this, however, to engage in the brokerage business on the
Chicago Board of Trade, being thus connected for a period of ten years. In 1902
he opened his present offices in Dubuque and has since made his headquarters in
this city. He is independent in politics, stands high in social and
business circles, and is a member of the Dubuque Club, the Elks, and the
Catholic Order of Foresters. In religious views he is a Roman Catholic and a
member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. To his marriage with Miss Matilda St.
Pierre, of Montreal, two sons have been born, namely, Walter, now attending St.
Joseph's Academy and William, a student in the public schools.

McGOVERN

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Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

Mrs. Bridget McGovern, farmer,
Sec. 1; P.O. Bellevue. Born in Ireland in 1823; father dead, mother still
living; came to America in 1848, and to Jackson Co. in 1850, where she has since
resided; her husband, Mr. Francis McGovern, died in this county in 1873; they
were married in the old country in 1842; have had ten children, seven of whom
are still living, named as follows- Julia, Mary, Delia, Margaret Amelia, Francis
Thomas, Johnnie and Edward; two of the children are married, viz., Julia and
Mary; those dead were named Sarah Jane, Sarah and Mary. Mrs. McGovern and her
entire family are Catholics; one of her sons, Edward, is in Montana; her
husband, during his life, visited California twice. Owns 240 acres, has about
seventy under cultivation; well watered and considerable timber upon it.

GIBBS

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Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

Thomas Gibbs, farmer, Sec. 11,
P.O. Bellevue; he was born about 1821 in Ireland; in 1846 came to Pittsburgh,
Penn.; engaged in merchandising for about nine years; in 1855, he came to his
present farm, consisting of 360 acres of land, well improved. He married Miss
Catherine Morris January, 1863; she was born in Ireland. They have four
children-Andrew, Edmond, Mary E. and Thomas.

GLEASON

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Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

Malachi Gleason, farmer, Sec. 33;
P.O. Cottonville; was born in Ireland in 1851; came to America, landed in New
Orleans, and went up the Mississippi River to Maysville, Mason Co., Ky., and
remained about four years, then to Dubuque, Iowa, whence he removed to Jackson
Co., and bought 160 acres of land in Sec. 33. His wife was born in Ireland,
where they were married and had two children when they came to America- Mark and
John; David was born in Kentucky, Ellen, born in Kentucky, and died Oct. 29,
1869; Malachi, born in Kentucky March 5, 1847; Mary, born in Dubuque; Minnie,
born in Dubuque; Maggie, born in Dubuque; Kittie, born in Jackson Co.

REED

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Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

William H. Reed, farmer, Sec. 4;
P.O. Bellevue; he was born April 29, 1823, in Ireland. July 11, 1839 he came to
Philadelphia; the following September, he removed to Jackson Co. He represented
his county in the legislature three different terms; first in 1859, then in
1872, and again in 1876. He also has been a member of the County Board of
Supervisors, and has held all the township offices. He owns about 1,000 acres of
land. Married Catherine Lamborn in 1855; she was born in Pennsylvania. They have
eight children.

SWANEY

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Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

John Swaney, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O.
Bellevue; born in Ireland in 1839. Father still living and in the old country;
mother dead; came to America and to Jackson Co. in 1859, where he has since
resided. Lived with Mr. William Reed four years, also worked in Clinton one
summer; balance of the time he has lived in Washington Township. He has a fine
farm, well watered, and considerable timber upon it. His wife's maiden name was
Julia McGovern, a native, also, of Ireland. Her father died in Iowa; her mother
is living in Washington Township. The subject of this biography, Mr. Swaney and
his wife, were married in 1865, in Bellevue, Iowa. Have seven children, all
living, names as follows: Mary, Thomas, Frank, John, Edward, Daniel and Sarah.
The religion of Mr. Swaney and his family is that of the Catholic Church. In
politics, he is a Democrat; owns 110 acres, 50 of which is under cultivation.

CAHILL

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Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

Pierce Cahill, farmer, Sec. 32;
P.O. LaMotte; born June 29, 1835, in Ireland; in 1842, he came to Canada; in
1844, to Chautauqua Co, N.Y.; in 1848, to Jo Daviess Co, Ill.; in 1850 to
Wisconsin; in 1870 he came to Jackson Co.; he owns eighty acres of land. Married
Mary Madden in 1870; she was born in Ireland; had four children, three
living-Elizabeth, Margaret, Laura T., ; lost Mary in 1874, aged 13 months.
Enlisted in 1861 in Co. F, 10th Wis. V.I.; was taken prisoner in September 1863,
at the battle of Chickamauga; released in 1865.

GIBBS

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Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

Martin Gibbs, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O.
LaMotte; he was born June, 1815, in Ireland; in 1849 he came to Jackson Co.; he
owns 300 acres land. Married Mary Hannafin in 1852; she was born in Ireland;
have five children-Sarah, Ellen, Charles, Daniel and Thomas.

KERWICK

Emmetsburg Democrat, Palo Alto
Co, Iowa; Christmas Souvenir: 1895

M.F. Kerwick is one of the most
thrifty hardware dealers in this section of the state, and financially, one of
the strong men of Emmetsburg. He was born in Ireland in 1850 and caem to the
United States and settled in this neighborhood when but twenty-two years of age.
Mr. Kerwick started in life at the foot of the ladder and the gratifying success
which he has achieved is the result of his prudence, his caution, his industry
and his natural adaption for the responsible line of trade in which he is
engaged. He commenced business when Emmetsburg was but a village, and he has, in
business progress, more than kept pace with its growth. He has an extensive
trade and carries a large, carefully selected stock. Besides his fine residence
and his mercantile showing, he is one of the directors of the First National
Bank and he is also a director in the Graettinger and Mallard Savings Banks.
There are few citizens of Emmetsburg whose property accumulations are larger
than his. In 1882, Mr. Kerwick was united in marriage with Miss Mary Egan. They
have a lovely home and they dearly treasure it. The subject of our sketch takes
an active interest in local questions and he has for several years been a member
of the public school board. He is conservative in his views and prudent in his
expressions.